Archive for August, 2012

Google: Sites With More DMCA Takedown Requests Will Rank Lower in Search Results

2012/08/13

Google has announced an update to its search ranking systems that will penalize sites that have been the target of numerous copyright takedown requests, in a move that should please copyright holders who have long called for this move.

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Google: Sites With More DMCA Takedown Requests Will Rank Lower in Search Results

2012/08/13

Google has announced an update to its search ranking systems that will penalize sites that have been the target of numerous copyright takedown requests, in a move that should please copyright holders who have long called for this move.

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Google: Sites With More DMCA Takedown Requests Will Rank Lower in Search Results

2012/08/13

Google has announced an update to its search ranking systems that will penalize sites that have been the target of numerous copyright takedown requests, in a move that should please copyright holders who have long called for this move.

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Google’s June-July Updates: Site Clustering, Sitelinks Changes & Focus On Page Quality

2012/08/13

It’s back. And it’s bigger than ever. I’m talking about Google’s monthly announcement of search quality/algorithm changes — an announcement that the company skipped in July, making the one that they posted late Friday afternoon the biggest ever, with a reported 86..

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Google’s June-July Updates: Site Clustering, Sitelinks Changes & Focus On Page Quality

2012/08/13

It’s back. And it’s bigger than ever. I’m talking about Google’s monthly announcement of search quality/algorithm changes — an announcement that the company skipped in July, making the one that they posted late Friday afternoon the biggest ever, with a reported 86..

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DMCA Takedowns The Latest Google Search Quality Penalty

2012/08/13

Late Friday, Google tried to quietly announce, in a transparent way, a new factor to be added to Google’s search quality signals. The new factor is DMCA requests…

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Mobile Search, a Missed Opportunity for SMEs

2012/08/13

With Internet use on smartphones set to overtake desktop browsing by early 2013, it is surprising that businesses—big and small—are not taking full advantage of mobile search. A recent study by telecommunications giant T-Mobile indicates that 46 percent of local businesses are not visible when users search via smartphones

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Geolocation Changes Google Keyword Rankings 69% of Time [Report]

2012/08/13

Your website may rank for a keyword in the top 30 on Google in one location, but it may not rank for that same keyword across all other locations, according to a new report from Linkdex examining companies that operate in multiple locations.

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Zagat Take Two: Google To Acquire Frommer’s Travel Guides

2012/08/13

Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is selling the Frommer’s brand, publications and content to Google

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